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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1928–1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1475.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FORKS (FRAMES); SPIDER WEBBING; WOODEN BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 12.8 cm
Width: 12.6 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Light & electromagnetic radiation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE WEBS NEVER USED. SPIDER WEBS HAVE BEEN USED AS CROSSHAIRS SINCE MID-17TH C. TO PRESENT
Canada: SPIDER WEBS GATHERED ATGREENHOUSES OF CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM, PRESUMABLY BY STAFF AT NRC NATIONAL MEASUREMENT STANDARDS DIV. THEY WERE TO HAVE BEEN USED TO MAKE CROSS HAIRS FOR (UNSPECIFIED) INSTRUMENTS DURING THE WAR. SPIDERS WERE COLLECTED BY TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY STAFF IN 1920S-1930S AN INSTRUMENT MAKER FROM THE PHYSICAL TESTING LABS. WOULD COLLECT 5-6 SPIDERS FROM THE GREENHOUSES AT THE C.E.F., AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO SPIN. THE COLLECTED WEBS WOULD BE USED TO REPAIR GOVT. SURVEY INSTRUMENTS. (REF.3)
Function: SPIDER WEB COLLECTED FOR USE AS CROSSHAIRS IN SIGHTS ON SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT & OPTICAL DEVICES
Technical: THIN, UNIFORM, ELASTIC & STRONGER BY WEIGHT THAN STEEL SPIDER WEB HAS BEEN USED IN OPTICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS FOR 100 YRS+. TYPICAL WEB STRANDS MEASURE.00015 IN. THICK: THEY CAN BE SPLIT TO PRODUCE A THREAD.000075 IN. THICK. THREADS VARY IN SIZE, STRENGTH, COLOUR & TEXTURE DEPENDING ON SPECIES, SEX & AGE OF SPIDER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'SPIDER WEB/ SIZE 0.00015"' HANDWRITTEN IN BLUE INK ON MASKING TAPE LABEL ON BOX
Missing: NONE. 4 FORMS ARE EMPTY From CA of 11/06/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - Complete
Finish: SILVER METAL FRAMES STORED IN UNFINISHED WOODEN BOX
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Web, spider, circa 1928–1945, Artifact no. 1992.1475, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1475.001/

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